to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
chapter one; first chapter
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
opposite; reverse; contrary
surroundings; environs; circumference
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to blaze; to burn brightly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring